Unsuspected Treasure
p. 24 · Read in the full issue
Prom Our Own Correspondent
Papeete, Oct. 5
THE owner of the Robin and Martigny mansions, on Tahiti, has come upon another bit of good fortune After pulling down the Robin house and finding there an unsuspected trea sure—as related in the April “PIM” he set about repairing the old Martigny mansion, nearby. When the carpenters removed the roof, there lay disclosed a second treasure-trove.
During 80 years, the sea and land birds that had found entrance under the eaves into the attic, had deposited there a thick layer of guano. Two tons of this valuable fertiliser were recovered and dis posed of to gardeners about Tahiti.